What color is #021A1F?

#021A1F is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #021A1F?

The RGB value is 2, 26, 31: 2 red, 26 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #021A1F?

The complementary color is #1F0702, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #021A1F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#021A1F color

#021A1F rgb(2, 26, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #021A1F is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.8% red, 10.2% green and 12.2% blue (2, 26, 31).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 88% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 94% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.95:1).

#021A1F color codes

HEX	`#021A1F`
RGB	`rgb(2, 26, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.8%, 10.2%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 88%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 94%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(94%, 16%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.68, -6.83, -6.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.68, 9.3, 222.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.642, 0.851, 1.426)`
Decimal	`137759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #021A1F, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #021A1F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#021A1F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #021A1F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #021a1f; }
.text { color: #021a1f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #021a1f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(2 26 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #021a1f, #020b1f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #021A1F?: #021A1F is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #021A1F?: The RGB value is 2, 26, 31: 2 red, 26 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #021A1F?: The complementary color is #1F0702, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #021A1F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.